八元瓜环与1,7-二(2-苯并咪唑)-庚烷的超分子自组装

以氯化1,7-二（2-苯并咪唑）-庚烷（SBHt）为客体,八元瓜环（Q[8]）为主体,利用¹H NMR技术、动态光散射实验、荧光发射光谱、紫外吸收光谱详细探索了其在溶液中的相互作用、超分子自组装过程及作用模式. 首先考察了八元瓜环对客体pKa的影响,确定了研究主客体相互作用的条件,并详细探索了主客体的超分子自组装过程及作用模式. 主体Q[8]与客体SBHt相互作用的¹H NMR谱图表明,主客体相互作用自组装形成1：1超分子聚合物. 这一推断得到动态光散射实验、紫外吸收光谱、荧光发射光谱测定结果的证实,并通过紫外吸收光谱、荧光发射光谱确定其表观稳定常数分别为2.79×10⁵ L/mol及2.48×10⁵ L/mol. 而晶体结构测定表明主体Q[8]与客体SBHt自组装形成1：2的简单包结配合物. 导致Q[8]与SBHt在溶液中和固体状态下形成不同自组装结构可能源于瓜环的外壁作用与包结作用竞争所致.     

基于葫芦[8]脲主-客体作用的温度及pH敏感壳聚糖超分子凝胶制备与性能

壳聚糖侧链改性合成N-(4-二甲氨基苯甲基)壳聚糖(MBCS), 通过葫芦[8]脲(Q[8])与MBCS侧链之间的主客体作用制得Q[8]/MBCS超分子凝胶. 利用红外光谱、紫外光谱、¹H NMR、X-射线粉末衍射(XRD)、热重分析(TG)和差示扫描量热(DSC)等技术对改性壳聚糖及凝胶进行表征. 以5-氟尿嘧啶(5-Fu)为模型药物, 研究载药凝胶在不同pH环境下的释药行为. 结果表明Q[8]/MBCS体系在酸性条件下, 可组装形成超分子凝胶, 该凝胶体系具有温敏性和pH敏感性. 扫描电镜(SEM)图显示凝胶具有网状交联结构, ¹H NMR谱显示, 在酸性条件下, Q[8]与MBCS含氮侧链基团间发生主客体包合作用是超分子凝胶形成的主要原因. Q[8]/MBCS载药凝胶在酸性介质中对药物具有明显的缓释作用.     

Narrowband photon pair generation and waveform reshaping

In this article, we review on narrowband photon pairs producedin nonlinear crystals, and especially in atomic ensembles. In atomicensembles, “write-read” process in pulse mode andspontaneous four-wave mixing process (SFWM) in continuous mode aretwo popular photon pair generation schemes. We specifically discussthe experimental works with continuous SFWM scheme in cold atomicensembles. Photon pairs produced in these systems are characteristicof controllable long coherence time, and therefore are accessiblewith direct temporal modulation. We elaborate on the recent techniqueson modulation and waveform reshaping of narrow-band paired photons.     

Supramolecular Association between γ-Cyclodextrin and Preyssler-Type Polyoxotungstate

The development of hybrid materials based on polyoxometalates constitutes a strategy for the design of multifunctional materials. The slow evaporation of an aqueous solution of [NaP₅W₃₀O₁₁₀]¹⁴⁻ in the presence of γ-Cyclodextrin (γ-CD) led to the crystallization of a K₆Na₈{[NaP₅W₃₀O₁₁₀]•(C₄₈H₈₀O₄₀)}•23H₂O (NaP₅W₃₀•1CD) supramolecular compound, which was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, IR-spectroscopy, thermogravimetric and elemental analyses. Structural analysis revealed the formation of 1:1 {[NaP₅W₃₀O₁₁₀]•[γ-CD]}¹⁴⁻ adduct in the solid state. Studies in solution by cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, ¹H NMR spectroscopy, and ³¹P DOSY, have demonstrated weak interactions between the inorganic anion and the macrocyclic organic molecule.     

葫芦脲作为超分子纳米反应器/催化剂的研究

葫芦脲是近年来获得广泛关注和长足发展的一种新型超分子主体化合物,其刚性的结构、疏水性的空腔及电负性的端口赋予其极为特殊的识别性质--对有机阳离子客体的高选择性和高亲合性。过去的十几年里,学者们利用其独特的性质将其应用在包括从基本的分子识别与组装到复杂的三维材料的制备以及药物传输及缓释等各个领域中。此外,创造性地将葫芦脲分子用于控制化学反应进程则成为了葫芦脲化学又一备受瞩目的研究方向。本文介绍了葫芦脲及其衍生物作为超分子纳米反应器/催化剂的研究工作,重点介绍了近年来国际国内在此领域取得的部分研究成果,主要包括葫芦脲通过主客体作用对反应底物的反应活性的影响,希望能给对葫芦脲介入的化学反应感兴趣的研究人员提供参考。     

Scheme for preparation of multi-partite entanglement of atomic ensembles

We show a scheme of preparing multipartite W type of maximally entangled states among many atomic ensembles with the generation time increasing with the party number only polynomially. The scheme is based on laser manipulation of atomic ensembles and single-photon detection, and fits well the status of the current experimental technology. We also show one of the applications of this kind of W state, demonstrating Bell theorem without inequalities.     

Mechanochemical formation of a 1:1 C60: tert-butylcalix[4]azulene supramolecular complex: solid-state NMR and DFT computational studies

Abstract

Solid-state NMR data are presented to clearly support the formation of a 1:1 supramolecular complex between C₆₀ and the tetra-tert-butylated analogue of calix[4]azulene by a simple mechanochemical hand-grinding of host and guest in a mortar and pestle. The experimental results are supported by a DFT study.     

Light‐Powered Self‐Healable Metallosupramolecular Soft Actuators

Supramolecular functional materials able to respond to external stimuli have several advantages over their classical covalent counterparts. The preparation of soft actuators with the ability to respond to external stimuli in a spatiotemporal fashion, to self‐repair, and to show directional motion, is currently one of the most challenging research goals. Herein, we report a series of metallopolymers based on zinc(II)–terpyridine coordination nodes and bearing photoisomerizable diazobenzene units and/or solubilizing luminescent phenylene–ethynylene moieties. These supramolecular polymers act as powerful gelating agents at low critical gelation concentrations. The resulting multiresponsive organogels display light‐triggered mechanical actuation and luminescent properties. Furthermore, owing to the presence of dynamic coordinating bonds, they show self‐healing abilities.     

Light‐Controlled Interconversion between a Self‐Assembled Triangle and a Rhombicuboctahedral Sphere

Stimuli‐responsive structural reorganizations play an important role in biological processes, often in combination with kinetic control scenarios. In supramolecular mimics of such systems, light has been established as the perfect external trigger. Here, we report on the light‐driven structural rearrangement of a small, self‐assembled Pd₃L₆ ring based on photochromic dithienylethene (DTE) ligands into a rhombicuboctahedral Pd₂₄L₄₈ sphere measuring about 6.4 nm across. When the wavelength is changed, this interconversion can be fully reversed, as confirmed by NMR and UV/Vis spectroscopy as well as mass spectrometry. The sphere was visualized by AFM, TEM, and GISAXS measurements. Due to dissimilarities in the photoswitch conformations, the interconversion rates between the two assemblies are drastically different in the two directions.